Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-24
LOST ON THE BRIDGE.
What is Done with the Articles Picked
Up in the Trains.
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UP in the Trains.
Especial Correspondence
New YORK, June Is.
1t is q very barren beach that cannot FUR
nsh some specimens of fotslm and jetsam
So on all great routes of travel there Is al
average of lost articles left in the wake of ex-
cited OF forgetful persons. On such means
of conveyance as the steam cars. horse cars or
elevated trains one would expect to find lost
articles, for it is very easy for human nature
to forget, and the temptation to lay article
down on the seats is too great to be resisted
and the habit of getting up and leaving TIL
nrticles is natural to many people 1t is nos
surprising, then, that many persons leave
many things in the cars.
But one does not expect to hear the same
thing about people crossing the great Brook
lyn bridge. Their trip on the cars Is too
short, one would think, for them to lay their
portable property down. On the promenade
certainly one would scarcely look for an arti-
Gle that had been laid down and then fol
gotten.
But the exhibit at Capt Wards Office tel,
a different story. The cars supply the create.
quantity of lost articles, but the promenade
also pours in great variety. 1t is supposed
people become absorbed in the views from
the great structure, and SO forget oil else
Certain it is that they do leave some odd
articles. Umbrellas are very common. Hand
kerchiefs are frequently picked up. An opera
glass occasionally turns up. Canes are nu-
| merous. Bits Of jewelry are quite often
dropped, especially rings. These are more
numerous in the mornings following moon
| light evenings 1t would seem that spooning
| couples have the ring i'm hand while discussing
the momentous question, and, dropping it,
cannot find it, and are just little too bashful
| 20 speak about the matter. So the jeweler
| profits by it, for of course new one must be
| bought, bridge courtships practically
always have happy ending.
| A great many single kid gloves are found
| in the course of year, and one lady's bu5tio
was left behind. Babies toys are very ofte.
found, and rubber rings enough to supply :
founding institution. baby carriage wa
once left on the center of the promenade, Lu-
| it did not get as far the officers b,Gu
| quarters. The mother came after it At
| out of breath as the patrolman was trunuIng
| t along.
Probably the oldest thing that ever was
| found on the bridge was set of false teeth.
| The owner came after them, but not until he
nad visited his Office, his lunchng place and
| lis favorite sample room. He was quite
Unable to say how they had escaped from his
Mouth. Besides these unique aud valudJ lie
| trticles there is a large number that are oil no
| value.
| After holding for a reasonable length OF
| inc for the owners to call and identify, those
nat are not claimed are given to the con
luctors or patrolnen that found them.
But there are also many things lost that are
| lot found. On breezy day hat occasion
| lily goes sailing over the cables and drops
nto the river. Straw hats have quite a pen
hant that way, and occasionally derbys.
| Some of the latter are now made with little
'yelets for strings with which TO hold them.
The ladies keep theirs fast to their hair vii,
he large pins that occasionally endangel
entlemen's eyes in the joitings of cars. Blu
,ometimes these pins hold on altogether to-
we'll At least that is what one lady Thought
IS she saw her bonnet go sailing over the
bosom of the river with her false curls dan
Cling behind it. The despair of that woman
was really pitiabe.
But the most amusing loss was that of ar
| elderly gentleman, who took of his hat one
lay to mop his brow as he was walking
Driskly from Brooklyn to New York. A
| wicked gust of wind came along lust then
and catching up his wig 1T carried it high II
the air, where it circled for some seconds
The bare poll of the wretched man glistenet
in the sun he gazed wildly at his lost or
nament. Then the wig slowly settled.
crowd gathered on the edge of the promenad,
10 watch it. At last it huttered down upol
the pilot house of the ferry boat Alaska ant
was carried toward the New York shore
The owner, who by that time was almos
craze'l, rushed along the promenade to claim
his property when the boat reached her slip
but, alas, another gust caught up the wig an'
dropped 1t into the water, aud the propelle
: of tug tore it into shreds. G. w. F.